Field Day turned ER

May 2, 2008

Field day at Dearing Elem. Started out like any other day. The kids got ready for school dresses in their blue shirts for the blue team and tennis shoes for fast running to win the games. They left…I wished them a good day…said I love you…and drove away.

Around 12:00 I get a phone call and it was Trinity’s teacher. Mrs. Meadows told me Trinity had fallen and hit her head. She wasn’t bleeding but she was very upset. I needed to come to the school. I dressed and changed LJ and headed to the school…hoping she was just fine and upset and not seriously hurt. Driving fast, but not speeding too badly. I pull into the school and spot the ambulance. Oh my gosh..my baby is seriously hurt. I rush to get LJ out of the car as Dr. Hughes (the principal) comes out of the building. She leads me down the hall where I see paramedics and teachers all around my baby laying on the floor. I hold back tears because Trinity is starting to cry again. I rub her arm and tell her it’s okay. They then tell me what happened.

They had finished up the games and were standing in line for the lunchroom. They had a late lunch because of field day. Then all of a sudden for no reason at all Trinity fell to the floor hitting her head on the baseboard. The teachers rushed to her and she was fighting them when they tried to help her up. She was a bit confused and combative they said. There was a grandma there helping with field day that works with EMS and she came to her. They called me and the ambulance and then at one point they tried to sit her up and she had a glazed look in her eyes. They laid her back down and waited until I got there. The paramedics checked her stats and her sugar level. They said she didn’t even cry when they pricked her finger for the sugar check. My brave baby.

Alyssa was very upset about it. She said she saw Trinity fall down. And Trinity’s friend Kaylee was so upset they had to take her out of the lunchroom to calm her down. As we were leaving to take her to the ER, a friend (Justin) was leaving and wanted to check on Trinity. Justin’s mom said that there were several kids in the classroom crying..worried about Trinity.

We didn’t wait long at the ER. The nurse (not friendly at all) checked her stats and asked her a few questions. Then they put her in the room and did an EKG and some blood tests. Everything checked out fine. They wanted her to drink plenty of fluids and stay cool and calm the rest of the day. She was fine. By that point, she just wanted to go home.

Saturday was the Mayfest and everyone from school was asking if she was okay. She’s had enough attention she said. When I told her that everyone was going to ask on Monday if she was okay she said this
“I’m going to ask Mrs. Meadows…can I make an announcement? I’M FINE PEOPLE.” haha! My girl is a mess. I’m so happy she’s okay.

We still don’t know why she fainted. She never got a goosehead on her head and never had a headache afterwards. Seemed odd to me. Dr. said it could’ve been because she’d been running around all morning, sweating and hadn’t had any food on her stomach. Her body just got weak. She’s going next week for a check with Dr. Hanna.